Scarcity of foreign currency in the local banks and instability of the foreign exchange rate, and high taxes on trade are some of the challenges face by businesses in the country, the Secretary-General of Sierra Leone Importers’ Association said on Friday. Rashid Conteh said that charges by various clearing actors at the port were still many...Read More
Sierra Leone has been unanimously endorsed by the Community of Sahel and Saharan States (CEN-SAD) for its bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the non-permanent category. This endorsement was made after a presentation done by its Deputy Foreign Minister Mamadi Gobeh Kamara in Rabat during the 21st Ordinary Session of...Read More
The Consortium for the Advancement of Rights for Key Populations (CARKAP) on Friday, April 1, 2022, conducted a day workshop for journalists on the universal health coverage. The training which was held in Freetown was attended by journalists from both the print and electronic media. The Programme Manager of CARKAP, Harry Ben Alpha said that the training...Read More
The Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) has engaged stakeholders in Makeni on the audit of the Bombali District Council for the Fiscal Year 2021. The meeting was held in the conference hall of the Bombali District Council on Friday, April 1, 2022. The meeting was well attended by cross-section of paramount chiefs, councillors, youth representatives, civil...Read More
In another related matter, Court of Appeal Judge Hon. Justice John Bosco Allieu has sentenced 24-year-old housewife, Saffinatu Bangura to life in prison for murder. A 10-member-jury unanimously returned a guilty verdict in respect of a one count indictment of murder. The State had alleged that Saffinatu, on June 13, 2018 at During Town in the...Read More
